Malik Foster

• Execute rough-in and finish plumbing for commercial builds, including water, sanitary, storm, and gas systems across projects valued up to $8M. • Interpret blueprints and specifications; complete pressure, hydrostatic, and final fixture testing with 98% first-pass inspection results. • Troubleshoot leaks, blockages, and equipment issues, closing 20+ service tickets weekly while meeting safety and code requirements. • Coordinate 4–6 person crews and daily subcontractor handoffs, improving schedule adherence by 15%. • Maintain clean, documented work areas and mentor apprentices on OSHA practices, tools, and code-compliant installation.

• Installed and repaired commercial and residential water, drain/waste/vent, gas, and fixture systems across 30+ active service accounts. • Completed water-heater replacements, repipes, and preventive maintenance, averaging 4.8/5 customer satisfaction. • Diagnosed service calls using pressure tests, camera inspections, and code references; cut repeat visits by 20%. • Read plans, coordinated material takeoffs, and maintained accurate daily logs for supervisors and inspectors.

• Completed a structured 3-year apprenticeship with 2,000+ hours of supervised field training and classroom instruction. • Assisted journeymen with commercial rough-in, fixture installation, soldering, and drain/waste/vent work on 20+ projects. • Read blueprints, measured runs, staged materials, and maintained organized tool and jobsite inventories. • Followed lockout/tagout, PPE, ladder, trench, and hot-work safety procedures with zero recordable incidents.

Completed 2,000+ apprenticeship hours covering blueprint reading, plumbing code, pipefitting, safety, drainage systems, and supervised commercial fieldwork.

Active Texas Journeyman Plumber License; OSHA-30 Construction certified. Training includes Texas plumbing code, hazard recognition, fall protection, confined spaces, and safe work planning.